Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan has been included on Rolling Stone's list of the 200 Best Singers of All Time, securing the 91st spot on the list.
The list, which was published on Sunday, includes a wide range of artists from various genres and countries, including K-pop group BTS, South Korean singer IU, Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar, and Canadian artist The Weekend.
The top spot on the list was given to Aretha Franklin, followed by Whitney Houston and Sam Cook. The top 10 also includes Billie Holiday, Mariah Carey, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Beyonce, Otis Redding, and Al Green.
Rolling Stone wrote about Khan's influence and popularity within the global music industry, citing his collaborations with Madonna, Eddie Vedder, and Jeff Buckley. The magazine also discussed Khan's popularity among Qawwali music fans and his contributions to the genre, which is a type of Sufi devotional song.
Lata Mangeshkar, whose music is widely listened to in Pakistan, was placed at number 84 on the list. Rolling Stone described her as "the empress of playback singers" and noted her significant global influence through her work in Bollywood films.
Other notable artists on the list include Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Bob Marley, Usher, Chuck Berry, Stevie Nicks, Taylor Swift, Bono, Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse, João Gilberto, Billie Eilish, Rosalia, and Burna Boy.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was a Pakistani musician, primarily a qawwali vocalist. He was born in Pakistan in 1948 and began singing qawwali music at a young age, following in the footsteps of his father and uncle who were also qawwali musicians.
Khan's music gained widespread popularity in Pakistan and he became known as one of the greatest qawwali musicians of all time. In the 1980s, he began performing abroad and recording for Peter Gabriel's Real World label, which helped him gain an international following.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan worked with a number of well-known artists and his music was featured on numerous film soundtracks. He died in 1997 at the age of 48. Despite his early death, Khan's music has continued to be widely celebrated and he is remembered as a pioneer in the qawwali genre
